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Health officials say venison was likely cause of 4-year-old girl's death

Summary by Food Safety News
The death of a 4-year-old Tennessee girl in May has been determined to be from E. coli O157:H7 in venison. The girl was one of two patients diagnosed with infections from the pathogen. Both had consumed venison from the same processing facility in Puryear, TN, according to a report from the Tennessee Department of Health.  The Tennessee girl and a patient in Texas were infected with identical strains of the pathogen. The only common food the pat…
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Food Safety News broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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